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Manufacturing Solutions

Sensor and Machine Data Acquisition

Improve Decision-Making with Greater Operational Visibility

A successful transition to Industry 4.0 relies on operational visibility gained from sensor and machine data. When correctly implemented, factory and warehouse data acquisition systems promise cost savings, improved predictive maintenance, and better optimization of processes.

Connection’s Sensor and Machine Data Acquisition solutions help organizations securely integrate machines into modern enterprise IT and business intelligence systems. With our experience in both manufacturing and IT, we can help you standardize diverse machine outputs, including those from legacy processes. As a result, you’ll gain operational visibility and actionable analytics for clearer decision‑making.

Connection’s Sensor and Machine Data Acquisition solutions are designed to help organizations:

Implement and manage extensive sensor networks
Implement and manage extensive sensor networks to connect operational technology (OT) with IT infrastructure
Manage and remotely control equipment
Manage and remotely control equipment through human-machine interfaces (HMIs)
Standardize and encrypt outputs
Standardize and encrypt outputs to OPC Unified Architecture and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT)
Connect machines to both factory and enterprise networks
Connect machines to both factory and enterprise networks, including legacy programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
Support industrial protocol conversion
Support industrial protocol conversion
Quickly connect cloud infrastructure
Quickly connect cloud infrastructure such as Azure or AWS, as well as on-premises platforms
Manage high volumes of data
Manage high volumes of data and extract meaningful business intelligence insights
Prepare your operations and processes for artificial intelligence (AI)
Prepare your operations and processes for artificial intelligence (AI) implementations

Ready to learn more about these offerings?

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Manufacturing Expertise Meets IT Know-How

Manufacturing Expertise Meets IT Know-How

Connection’s manufacturing specialists understand the pressures and risks involved in manufacturing. We know how small margins for error can be, and how problems have to be solved within a limited number of cycles—often without aid from your IT team.

We help manufacturers figure out how to solve their operational technology (OT) and IT problems every day. With our manufacturing technology expertise, Connection can provide right-fit sensor and machine data acquisition solutions for your organization. We work to connect your IT needs to your operational goals in line with regulatory, compliance, and business requirements. Additionally, we work to make sure tools integrate well, provide solutions that deliver and scale, and complement the balance of the enterprise.

Integration for Enhanced Intelligence

Factories and warehouses rarely standardize on a single operating system. Machines have long lifecycles and often lack network connectivity or modern standards to integrate data. It’s possible to connect these machines and standardize their outputs, but the complexity of managing data flows and integrating them into business applications and other operations platforms can negate whatever benefits you hoped to achieve.

Connection’s expert guidance can provide clarity. First, Connection thoroughly assesses your existing manufacturing and IT infrastructure, as well as your operational goals. We consider your line-of-business (LoB) objectives and any potential implementation roadblocks. As a result, you’ll receive a data acquisition roadmap tailored to your specific processes, facilities, and business intelligence systems.

Connection’s services and solutions are offered a-la-carte. While we recommend implementing our Industrial Infrastructure solutions first, we are ready to support you no matter where you are in your industrial transformation (IX).
Integration for Enhanced Intelligence

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Sensor and Machine Data Acquisition Solutions

Data Acquisition

Data Acquisition

Monitor production lines, improve predictive maintenance, adjust machinery for environmental factors, and more. Connection can help you identify potential industrial sensor implementation cases to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.
Remote HMI and Machine Management

Remote HMI and Machine Management

Remotely monitor and control machine with HMI implementations. Connection can help you identify HMI use cases for your facility and assist with implementation across tablets and digital signage.
Standards-Based Data Integration

Standards-Based Data Integration

Standardize data to OPC UA and MQTT standards. Connection can help you connect legacy PLCs and other OT devices to IT infrastructure. Additionally, if needed, we can help you architect new integration solutions.
Software and Business Analytics

Software and Business Analytics

Obtain actionable insights from your sensor and machine data. Connection can help you connect to cloud and on-premises business intelligence (BI) tools to process manufacturing data.
AI and Machine Learning

AI and Machine Learning

Fully realize data-driven operations improvements with AI and ML solutions. Connection can help you identify AI and ML use cases in your facility to further improve process and personnel productivity.
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